| Year
built |
1974 |
| Edmunds
Serial # (dash tag) |
Dash
tag is missing. Per Don Edmunds it might be: 4BM-214, 233 or 234. If
anyone know for sure please contact me bwatson@edmundsmidgetregistry.com,
thank you. |
| Dash
Tag (click to enlarge) |
Dash
tag is missing. |
| Year
restored to, (if restored), or current status |
1975.
Restoration is currently underway. |
| Years
the car ran |
1975
- 1989 |
| Original
engine in car, type, size, etc |
VW,
132 cu in |
| Current
engine in car, type, size, etc |
VW |
| Type
of suspension, bar, coil, etc |
Four
cross bars |
| Miscellaneous
mechanical information |
. |
| Former
drivers |
AJ
Foyt, Bubby Jones, Kevin Olson, Rich Vogler, Tom Bigelow, Johnny Parsons,
Tommy Astone, Chuck Gurney, Roy Caruthers, Steve Parkes |
| Notable
finishes, championships |
. |
| Car
# 's the car ran as |
Car
# 98 in 1975 |
| Tracks
the car ran at, (please list track names and location) |
Various
tracks on the United States Auto Club (USAC) circuit
|
| Former
sanctioning bodies the car ran with |
United
States Auto Club (USAC) |
| Current
vintage groups the car runs with |
. |
| Former
car owners |
Originally
owned by Howard Linne who was an Edmunds dealer; car then sold in late 1975
to "Dink" Cornell; then sold in March 1988 to Gene Crucean. |
| Year
the car was restored |
. |
| Person
/ shop that did the restoration |
. |
| Certifications
/ awards post restoration |
. |
| Web
site |
. |
| General
Description |
. |
| Current
owner / location / contact information |
Gene
Crucean; Valparaiso, IN; 219-314-1083; genecrucean@hotmail.com |
| Any
additional information you want to provide about the car / owner / drivers |
Linne
put the car together for Billy Vukovich Jr. to race at the Hut Hundred
at Terre Haute on September 7, 1975. However, Vuky was hurt the previous
day while racing in the Hoosier Hundred in Indianapolis. Terre Haute promoter
Don Smith and his press aide Bill Hill then persuaded AJ Foyt to race
the next day at the Hut Hundred. Foyt put the car on the pole and ran
with the leaders for 33 laps until the engine failed. This is the last
midget driven by AJ Foyt.
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